Billboard's 50 Best Albums of 2021 So Far

Here are the Billboard staff&#39;s 50 favorite albums of 2021 so far, presented alphabetically, with our favorite songs to follow tomorrow.

Published: June 07, 2021 17:01 Source

# 1

a touch of the beat gets you up on your feet gets you out and then into the sun by Aly & AJ

Album • May 07 / 2021 Indie Pop

# 2

New Music and Big Pop by Another Michael

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Bedroom Pop Indie Pop

# 3

Collapsed In Sunbeams by Arlo Parks

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Bedroom Pop Neo-Soul

# 4

DEMIDEVIL by Ashnikko

Album • Jan 15 / 2021 Pop Rap Trap Electropop

# 5

ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE by BROCKHAMPTON

Album • Apr 09 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Pop Rap

# 6

El Madrileño by C. Tangana

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Latin Pop Alternative R&B Flamenco Pop

# 7

29 by Carly Pearce

EP • Feb 19 / 2021 Contemporary Country Country Pop

# 8

My Savior by Carrie Underwood

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 CCM

# 9

Blood Bunny by chloe moriondo

Album • May 07 / 2021 Indie Pop Pop Rock

# 10

Querencia by CHUNG HA

Album • Feb 15 / 2021 K-Pop Contemporary R&B

# 11

Second Line by Dawn Richard

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Alternative R&B

# 12

The Truth Hurts by Drakeo the Ruler

Album • Feb 24 / 2021 West Coast Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 13

Shelley FKA DRAM by DRAM

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Neo-Soul

# 14

New Long Leg by Dry Cleaning

Album • Apr 02 / 2021 Post-Punk

# 15

Duke Nukem by Duke Deuce

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap Trap

# 16

eduardo by Ed Maverick

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Folk

# 17

Heart by Eric Church

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Country Rock Contemporary Country

# 18

Soul by Eric Church

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Country Rock Contemporary Country

# 19

& by Eric Church

Album • Aug 19 / 2022 Contemporary Country

# 20

Medicine At Midnight by Foo Fighters

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Alternative Rock

# 21

if i could make it go quiet by girl in red

Album • Apr 30 / 2021 Indie Pop Alt-Pop

# 22

When It's All Said And Done... Take Time by GIVĒON

Album • Mar 12 / 2021 Contemporary R&B

# 23

I Became Birds by Home Is Where

Album • Jul 06 / 2021 Midwest Emo Post-Hardcore

# 24

The Off-Season by J. Cole

Album • May 14 / 2021 Conscious Hip Hop

# 25

The Marfa Tapes by Jack Ingram + Miranda Lambert + Jon Randall

Album • May 07 / 2021 Country Contemporary Folk Singer-Songwriter

# 26

Jubilee by Japanese Breakfast

Album • Jun 04 / 2021 Indie Pop Chamber Pop

# 27

Heaux Tales by Jazmine Sullivan

EP • Jan 08 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Neo-Soul

# 28

Be Right Back by Jorja Smith

EP • May 14 / 2021 Contemporary R&B

# 29

Little Oblivions by Julien Baker

Album • Feb 26 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Indie Rock

# 30

$ad Boyz 4 Life by Junior H

Album • Feb 12 / 2021 Corrido tumbado

# 31

Justice by Justin Bieber

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Pop Contemporary R&B

# 32

KG0516 by KAROL G

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Reggaetón Latin Pop

# 33

Angelic Hoodrat: Supercut by Kenny Mason

Album • Apr 16 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop

# 34

The Voice by Lil Durk

Album • Dec 24 / 2020 Trap

# 35

Table For Two by Lucky Daye

EP • Feb 12 / 2021 Contemporary R&B Alternative R&B

# 36

Sound Ancestors by Madlib

Album • Jan 29 / 2021 Instrumental Hip Hop

# 37

Today We're The Greatest by Middle Kids

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Indie Rock

# 38

A Gangsta’s Pain by Moneybagg Yo

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 39

LYKE MIKE by Myke Towers

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Trap

# 40

Mercy by Natalie Bergman

Album • May 07 / 2021 Singer-Songwriter Pop Soul

# 41

SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo

Album • May 21 / 2021 Pop Singer-Songwriter

# 42

Shiesty Season by Pooh Shiesty

Album • Feb 05 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap

# 43

Nurture by Porter Robinson

Album • Apr 23 / 2021 Electropop Synthpop

# 44

SoulFly by Rod Wave

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Trap Pop Rap Southern Hip Hop

# 45

42 by Sech

Album • Apr 15 / 2021 Reggaetón

# 46

Terra Firma by Tash Sultana

Album • Feb 19 / 2021 Neo-Soul

# 47

WONDALAND by Teni

Album • Mar 19 / 2021 Afrobeats

# 48

Delta Kream by The Black Keys

Album • May 14 / 2021 Blues Rock

# 49

Scaled And Icy by twenty one pilots

Album • May 21 / 2021 Indie Pop

# 50

Dum and Dummer 2 by Young Dolph + Key Glock

Album • Mar 26 / 2021 Trap Southern Hip Hop Gangsta Rap